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Christina Ho on overcoming adversity, becoming a pilot and her go-to Tumi pieces

Christina Ho remembers the exact moment she decided to become a pilot. She was working as cabin crew—having spent two years as a fashion designer—and took time off to attend a friend’s wedding in Kuala Lumpur, but the flight was full. Fortunately, the pilot knew the wedding was important to Ho and kindly gave her a jump seat inside the cockpit. “I was just amazed by what I saw. There was a 270-degree view of clouds and glimpses of lilac-coloured sky in between,” she says. “Before we took off, the captain asked the first officer, ‘Are we ready?’. And that was the moment I felt in my heart, I was ready. I had found a profession that was right for me.” After going through intense cadet training, Ho achieved her…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2023

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